The Myth of Black Ethnicity: Monophylety, Diversity, and the Dilemma of Identity

Description: The Myth of Black Ethnicity by Richard A. Davis An examination of the area of ethnicity and black identity in America. This work aims to reveal the importance of the myth of black ethnicity, and explores its creation and evolution. The author seeks to de-bunk this myth and highlight the individual differences that blacks have always had. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the late 1800s W.E.B. Dubois asked what it really means to be black in America. He raised the spectre of divided loyalties and the blurring of individuality that he called "Double Consciousness". This volume offers an insight into this "dilemma of identity" by asking the seemingly rhetorical question, what does O.J. Simpson have in common with the participants in the Million Man March, the jury that set him free, the people who inexplicably cheered his acquittal, the prosecuting attorney, the black Muslim Louis Farrakhan, or with his own children? Each case involves cross-cutting currents of age, sex, religion, race, ethnicity, class and ideology. But what they share among themselves, and with the rest of the nation, is the firm conviction that they are black. The author aims to reveal the importance of this imaginary bond, this ethnic ethic, this myth of black ethnicity. He explores its creation, its evolution and its role in linking together the many generations of blacks in America. Dr Davis also seeks to show: how this myth connects the slave huts of Alabama to O.J.s Brentwood estate; how it connects him to his jury emancipators; how it connects Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to discussions of affirmative action; and how it connects an ancient Juffure villager named Kunta Kinte to contemporary slum dwellers in Harlem.The book argues that it is not race that ties these diverse millions together, but a co-operatively developed paradigm shared by blacks and non-blacks alike as to what constitutes an authentic black existence. By de-bunking the myth, the author seeks to point the way to a fuller recognition of the individual differences that blacks have always had but that are becoming more apparent as the opportunity to express them becomes more prevalent. Author Biography vis /f Richard /i A. Table of Contents Part 1 Life-course diversity in the black community: forging a radicalist paradigm; black ethnicity from a social psychological perspective; life-course diversity in the black community; the role of ethnicity in social life; coda. Part 2 The myth of black ethnicity: black ethnic mythography; ethnic culture - the right stuff? Part 3 Black ethnic diversity in global perspective: Caribbean-Americans; African Americans; Black Americans; the social construction of primordiality. Part 4 Black ethnic families: the individual, the family and the society. Part 5 Ethnic nostalgia in black education: cultural discontinuity; family, community and the institutional order. Part 6 Black colleges - a raisin in the sun, or grannies ax? some points to ponder. Part 7 Religion, the black church and the ethnic ethic: more than just a religious institution; religion and the ethnic ethic; politics and the ethnic ethic; economic realities in the black community. Part 8 The identity dilemma: the perpetual dilemma; the ethnic myth revisited; black diversity in historical perspective; the dilemma of identity. Part 9 An epilogue - looking ahead: "E pluribus unum"; the myth of black ethnicity, the life-course and individuality - bringing it all together; conclusions, discussions and implications. Appendix: the National Survey of Families and Households (January 30, 1990). Details ISBN156750292X Author Richard A. Davis Year 1997 ISBN-10 156750292X ISBN-13 9781567502923 Format Hardcover Publication Date 1997-06-12 Place of Publication Westport Country of Publication United States DEWEY 305.8036 Short Title MYTH OF BLACK ETHNICITY Language English Media Book Birth 1948 Illustrations black & white illustrations Pages 196 Subtitle Monophylety, Diversity, and the Dilemma of Identity Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc DOI 10.1604/9781567502923 UK Release Date 1997-06-12 AU Release Date 1997-06-12 NZ Release Date 1997-06-12 US Release Date 1997-06-12 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Alternative 9781567502930 Audience Undergraduate Audience Age 7-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:16487554;

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